Trump News for Saturday, July 4, 2026

Evacuation ordered at National Mall as storms gather ahead of Trump's Fourth of July speech

CBC News

An evacuation was ordered Saturday evening at the National Mall as storms gathered around Washington just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was scheduled to deliver a speech commemorating America's 250th anniversary of independence.

White nationalists march in Washington, DC, area during July 4 festivities

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump has faced condemnation for failing to forcefully reject white nationalists during his presidency.

'Salute to America' event being evacuated due to weather conditions

Ivan Pereira, Nicholas Kerr, Abcnews.com

Saturday is the hottest July Fourth on record for Washington, D.C.

Judge rejects Trump bid to delay $5.8M payment to E. Jean Carroll

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, USA Today

A judge rejected Trump's request to delay his response to E. Jean Carroll's demand for the $5 million she won in a civil lawsuit, plus interest.

Russell T. Davies Praises Starz For Picking Up ‘Tip Toe’ LGBTQ Series In U.S. Despite Trump’s “Hatred, Bile & Anger”

Glenn Garner, Deadline

With his latest LGBTQ thriller making its way stateside, Russell T. Davies is grateful Tip Toe found a U.S. home under the Trump administration. The 3x BAFTA winner praised Starz for having the “nerve” to release the Channel 4 limited series in the U.S. and C…

Bill Clinton calls out 'people in charge' in July Fourth message

HANNAH DEMISSIE, Abcnews.com

Presidents Obama and Bush also had messages for America's 250th birthday.

Rob Reiner Bashes Trump in His Final On-Screen Appearance on Larry David’s New Show

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone

Late actor-director portrayed George Washington on latest episode of Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Happiness, a role that was kept secret until its premiere Friday

In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism

The Associated Press, NPR

President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past presidents have given to mark Independence Day.

WATCH: Dreamers and Innovators: Americans and their cars

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Cars have been a unique highlight of American culture ever since the Model-T first rolled off the factory line. "Americans have always measured freedom in miles per hour," Jesse Palmer says.

Trump Accounts are now live. Here's how to register.

Lauren Edmonds, Business Insider

Billionaire CEO Michael Dell said he and his wife will gift $250 to the first 25 million children who sign up for a Trump Account.

Lebanon’s Aoun calls on US to keep ‘always standing beside’ his country

Edna Mohamed, Al Jazeera English

In a congratulatory message on US Independence Day, Aoun says he hopes Lebanon can 'open a new page of hope'.

Trump faithful flock to curtailed July 4 celebrations

CBC News

In sweltering heat, thousands of Trump faithful have gathered in Washington to mark the country's 250th birthday. But on this U.S. Independence Day, the country's divisions remain on full display.

WATCH: Thomas Jefferson's descendants wrestle with complicated family legacy

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Descendants of America's third president, Thomas Jefferson, grapple with history and belonging.

A politically charged holiday: The US celebrates its 250th anniversary

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The semiquincentennial has been meet with controversy, as President Trump seeks to exert influence over the celebration.

Bubba Bites Back: Bill Clinton Rips Trump In America 250 Message; “Their New Deal Is Socialism For The Super-Rich”

Dominic Patten, Deadline

Donald Trump may “like Bill Clinton a lot,” but the 42nd President of the United States showed his deep dislike this Independence Day of where the 45th/47th POTUS is taking the world and the nation on America’s 250 birthday. “Today, we celebrate this mileston…

A hot, fractured birthday weekend: America at 250

CK Smith, Salon

America’s 250th unfolds through competing visions of patriotism, extreme heat and weather and large-scale events

Trump hints Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu may visit US as early as next week

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The visit would mark Netanyahu's seventh visit to the US since Trump returned to office for a second term as president.

Demonstrators in white supremacist attire protest on Capitol Hill

Kinnia Cheuk, Politico

Outside Union Station, they chanted phrases including “Life, liberty, victory!” and “Reclaim America!” — slogans regularly used by the Patriot Front white su...

The King, The Pope And More Wish The U.S. A Happy 250th Birthday

Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff, Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/, Forbes

World leaders including the Pope, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Royal Family wrote letters Saturday celebrating the Fourth of July.

WATCH: Legacy of Pearl Harbor and the US Navy

ABC News, Abcnews.com

ABC News' chief foreign correspondent Martha Raddatz is at Pearl Harbor and the hallowed ground in the Navy's long history.

Apple Discussing With Chinese Companies YMTC and CXMT Regarding Purchase Of Memory Chips

Samantha Wiley, iLounge

Apple is rumored to be having discussions with Yangtze Memory Technologies Co and ChangXin Memory Technologies Co. to purchase memory semiconductor companies in China, but no final deal has been agreed upon just yet. Apple is apparently collaborating with bot…

WATCH: Gold Star moms pay tribute to sons

ABC News, Abcnews.com

The five mothers lost their sons who were in active duty formed a sisterhood to ensure all soldiers are never forgotten.

WATCH: Theodore Roosevelt's legacy

ABC News, Abcnews.com

ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze is at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, speaking with two of his ancestors about his legacy.

Crowds mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran begins days-long funeral ceremonies

CBC News

Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a days-long funeral on Saturday for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge against Is…

White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US

Terrence O’Brien, The Verge

The US Department of Energy reportedly deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heatwave tears across the country. The deletion was suspiciously timed, following Republican outrage over Mayor Zohran Mamdani asking New Yorkers to …

The End of North America

Paul Krugman, Substack.com

Neighbors? Who needs them?

Great American State Fair: 11 Attendees Hospitalized as Brutal Heat Pauses Event

Alex Young, Consequence.net

The event was shut down for several hours on Friday afternoon as temperatures reached 105 degrees. Great American State Fair: 11 Attendees Hospitalized as Brutal Heat Pauses Event Alex Young

WATCH: How family-run farms helped build the America we know today

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Sara Haines returned to her home state of Iowa to examine the rich history of small, family-run farms.

Trump's crypto token buyers are down $3.8 billion, blockchain data shows

Francisco Rodrigues, AI Boost, CoinDesk

The TRUMP token is down 96% from its peak, and 85% of secondary market wallets for WLFI are underwater, reflecting a broader downturn in the sector.

Record heat cancels America 250 events, delays trains

Josie Fischels, Newsnationnow.com

Events in D.C. and Philadelphia were axed, and Amtrak is delaying some trains.

Jim Cramer Prefers GEV Over NuScale, Calls the Latter “Too Speculative”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) was among the stocks Jim Cramer commented on as he advised investors on how to take advantage of Wednesday’s market rota...

Jim Cramer Says He Likes Agnico Eagle But Believes Gold Is Going Lower

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM) was among the stocks Jim Cramer commented on as he advised investors on how to take advantage of Wednesday’s market rot...

Jim Cramer on Dell: “I Missed One of the Greatest Stories Ever Told”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) was among the stocks Jim Cramer commented on as he advised investors on how to take advantage of Wednesday’s market rotati...

Jim Cramer Says He Happens to “Like NextEra Very Much”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

NextEra (NYSE:NEE) was among the stocks Jim Cramer commented on as he advised investors on how to take advantage of Wednesday’s market rotation. A caller ask...

Jim Cramer Considers AMD Stock’s Dip as a Buying Opportunity

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) was among the stocks Jim Cramer commented on as he advised investors on how to take advantage of Wednesday’s market...

Jim Cramer on NIKE: “We Lost a Ton of Money in This”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) was among the stocks Jim Cramer commented on as he advised investors on how to take advantage of Wednesday’s market rotation. Cramer hi...

WATCH: Disney's support for Blue Star families

ABC News, Abcnews.com

ABC News' Bob Woodruff is at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with a group of blue star families, highlighting the sacrifices they make.

North Carolina governor faces criticism for skipping Trump-backed America 250 event

Yahoo Entertainment

Is Envista Holdings Corporation (NVST) a Top Ariel Investment Stock to Buy?

Neha Gupta, Yahoo Entertainment

Envista Holdings Corporation (NYSE:NVST) is one of the top stocks to buy according to Ariel Investments. On June 11, Barclays reiterated an Overweight rating...

Knicks Success Assert Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS) as a Top Stock to Buy According to Ariel Investments

Neha Gupta, Yahoo Entertainment

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE:MSGS) is one of the top stocks to buy according to Ariel Investments. On June 23, Susquehanna reiterated a Positive...

D.C.’s Fourth Of July Parade Canceled Due To Extreme Heat

Ted Johnson, Deadline

Triple digit temperatures in Washington, D.C. have forced organizers to cancel the annual Independence Day parade. “The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for the District of Columbia, with heat index values expected to reach between …

A New Mexico town is running dry. An immigration detention center is its biggest water customer.

Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, Grist

The town of Estancia and the ICE facility are trucking in water until a new well is drilled.

Is Rocket Lab (RKLB) is One of the Best NASDAQ Stocks to Invest In For Long Term?

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On June 29, Rocket Lab announced a definitive agreement to...

Nebius (NBIS) AI Cloud 3.6 Launches With AI-Powered Agent Nebius Echo

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Nebius Group NV (NASDAQ:NBIS) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On June 24, Nebius announced the release of Nebius AI Cloud 3.6, w...

CoStar Group (CSGP): 10 Best NASDAQ Stocks to Invest In For Long Term

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On July 2, CoStar officially launched its commercial real estate...

Texas Instruments (TXN) Appoints Julie Knecht as New CFO

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On June 2, Texas Instruments announced that Julie Kn...

CrowdStrike (CRWD) Joins OpenID Foundation to Advance Risk-Aware Identity Security

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On June 10, CrowdStrike announced it has joined the Open...

Qualcomm (QCOM), Meta (META) Announce Multi-Generation Data Center CPU Supply Agreement

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On June 24, Qualcomm and Meta announced a strategic, multi-gen...

Here is Why Microsoft (MSFT) is One of the Best NASDAQ Stocks to Invest In For Long Term

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to invest in for long term. On July 1, Xero announced an integration with Microsoft 365,...

Trump Wanted America’s 250th Birthday to Own the Weekend. Instead It’s Taylor Swift’s Wedding to Travis Kelce

Jerome London, Thoughtcatalog.com

The Fourth of July weekend was supposed to belong to Washington. America’s 250th birthday had been planned as a showcase for Donald Trump — the official “Salute to America” progra…

St. Petersburg oil terminal hit as Ukraine presses long-range drone campaign

CBC News

A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv pressed on with the bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.

The White House Responds to Taylor Swift’s Wedding With Trump Meme

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

The White House responded to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding with a meme about Donald Trump.

The Most Perfect Coincidence in American History

Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic

How the simultaneous deaths of two Founding Fathers entrenched the idea that the United States was chosen by God

Trump Speaks at Mt. Rushmore Ahead of July 4 Celebrations

NBC, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump took the stage at Mount Rushmore at an event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. Meanwhile, the extreme heat i...

America250: How the US heatwave will affect Fourth of July celebrations

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

From Washington to LA, how plans to mark the United States' 250th anniversary could be disrupted by extreme heat.

Links 7/4/2026

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Our rattled daily links: Record sea temps, China real estate sinks. yen crisis? >1 million Gaza deaths, Yemen threatens Saudis. grocery price emergency, Trump corruption details, quant emergency? retail dip-buying frenzy, America 250 ignorance, Cuba blackouts…

A Fourth of July in Kamala Harris’ USA

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

A celebration of what could have been if the 2024 election had gone differently

Atlas fudged: The war that defined America

Troy Farah, Salon

The Barbary War was an early indicator of American imperialism that we're still dealing with today

In South Asia, America has stopped asking India for permission

Nazmus Sakib, Al Jazeera English

Washington has started dealing with regional players without regard for Indian interests.

A low-income housing program is pouring billions into housing many people can’t afford

Tony Schick, Salon

A $15 billion federal tax credit helps developers build homes that are no cheaper than the market rate.

What a Democratic America 250 might have looked like

Hunter Schwarz, Fast Company

The opening of the Obama Presidential Center last month had an all-star lineup of performers, a bipartisan guest list, and speeches encouraging the country to rise to its highest ideals. On social media, some Democrats called it the real America 250. In an…

Trump’s Remarkable Losing Streak

Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic

The administration has lost at least a dozen election-related cases.

One Year After Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' Here's What Actually Happened

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff, Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/, Forbes

Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on July 4, 2025, promising it would supercharge the economy and land more money in the pockets of working Americans. Here’s what’s actually happened.

Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews, BBC News

Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla until Monday, before travelling across Iran and Iraq.

The Horrifying Lessons of 250 Years of American History

Nick Turse, The Intercept

President Donald Trump is trying to whitewash America’s past. Could rebellion offer a brighter future? The post The Horrifying Lessons of 250 Years of American History appeared first on The Intercept.

'Cautiously optimistic': Swing voters describe their view of America at 250

Tamara Keith, NPR

As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from "uncertain" and "concerned" to "excited" and "cautiously optimistic."

If Establishment Democrats Will Not Fight Back, Democrats Will Vote Them Out for Socialists

Jacob Weindling, Jezebel

Melat Kiros' win in Denver over a 30-year Rep is another blow to the feckless Democratic establishment.

Canada wants to build up to 10 new nuclear plants. Will our pension funds pay for them?

CBC News

Canada's ambitious new nuclear strategy has called for private investment to help expand the industry. Given that nuclear power plants are notoriously expensive to build, the government will have to heavily de-risk the ventures to attract large investors, lik…

Trump praises army, rails against communism in US 250th anniversary speech

Heba Habib, Al Jazeera English

At Mount Rushmore Trump warns of 'communist menace', ties rhetoric to immigration ahead of November midterms.

At 250, America is still deciding who belongs

Moustafa Bayoumi, Al Jazeera English

Birthright citizenship survived, but the fight over who is fully recognised as American is far from over.

NASA says it will isolate volunteers from the outside world for a year

Lindsay Clark, Theregister.com

There might also be a downside

Trump calls communism a ‘mortal threat’ at US 250th birthday event

Al Jazeera English

Trump calls communism a ‘mortal threat’ at US 250th birthday event.

John Fetterman Revealed the One Thing That Would Force Him to Walk Away from the Democratic Party

Jerome London, Thoughtcatalog.com

He’s spent two years as one of the Senate’s loudest defenders of Israel, and now he’s named the single move that would make him quit his own party. He told Sean Hannity there&#821…

Who is paying for America's 250th celebrations? It's complicated

Peter Charalambous, Laura Romero, Will Lennon, Nicholas Kerr, Abcnews.com

The presence of America250 and Freedom 250 has continued to spark confusion.

Trump pardons former Abramoff partner, 9 people convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls

MICHELLE L. PRICE, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by t...

WATCH: ABC News Exclusive: Security preparations for large celebrations from NYC to D.C.

ABC News, Abcnews.com

ABC News was granted exclusive access to the security preparations aimed at protecting large-scale celebrations from New York City to Washington, D.C. to secure the Fourth of July.

WATCH: Getting ready for America's biggest Fourth of July celebration on ABC

ABC News, Abcnews.com

As Americans gear up for the Fourth of July, David Muir shares a preview of ABC's 24-hour celebration, starting tonight with David's trek to the Statue of Liberty's torch.